She added: "When they announced the winner, I almost didn't hear it and was in complete and utter disbelief. I was aware of it but I couldn't take it in. Mary and Paul came over and I thought my knees would give way, I was trembling so much."

The grand finale saw the contestants take on three-tiered meringue crowns, Victoria sandwiches, and an epic 49-piece picnic showstopper, though Candice cut it fine on the latter and had to put chocolate on her cake with her hands.

However, Mary Berry called it an "absolute humdinger" and said her win was "well deserved".